The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has recovered the body of an unidentified woman from Jabi Lake in Abuja.
Sources said the incident was reported to Jabi Division at about 10:37 am on Saturday, following a distress call from Jabi Lake Recreation, reports The Nation.
According to the sources, detectives dispatched to the scene discovered the lifeless body of a woman, estimated to be about 60 years old, floating on the lake.
Findings also revealed that no marks of violence were found on the body, while a pair of green slippers was recovered on the bank of the lake.
The sources explained that due to the decomposed state of the body, the Environmental Health Department was contacted for evacuation to prevent health hazards.
According to a highly placed police source, investigation is ongoing to establish the identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding her death.
All calls and text messages to the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh on the incident were not responded to.
